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1972

Return to the United States to receive a doctorate honoris causa from the University of Michigan. Visits to Texas and New York.

Locations

Borges visits universities in Durham, North Carolina; Houston, Texas; and East Lansing, Michigan.

Historical Context

Clandestine execution of jailed leftist militants in the city of Trelew. Presidential elections are scheduled for the following year. Perón returns for the firts time since 1955 and stays for a few days in Argentina. Perón banned as presidential candidate.

Books

Destino y obra de Camoens. Buenos Aires: Centro de Estudios Brasileños, 1972. [Talk at the Centro de Estudios Brasileros on 19 June 1972, included in Páginas de Jorge Luis Borges seleccionadas por el autor. The same talk was given at the Jockey Club on 15 June 1972.]